Presenters
Presenters for the 2025 Annual Conference are experts and thought leaders in higher education with a vast array of knowledge and experience.
MSCHE Leadership
Katherine Conway-Turner
MSCHE Chair, President (Ret.)
SUNY Buffalo State University
Susan Looney
MSCHE Vice-Chair, President
Reading Area Community College
Heather F. Perfetti
President
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Keynote Speakers
Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
Chancellor
The City University of New York (CUNY)
Havidán Rodríguez
President
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany
Jordan Matsudaira
Professor of Public Administration and Policy
American University
Sara Custer
Editor-in-Chief
Inside Higher Education
Antoinette Farmer-Thompson
President
Strayer University
Valerie Lehr
Professor of Gender Studies/Government
St. Lawrence University and MSCHE Commissioner
Steven Rose
President
Passaic County Community College and MSCHE Commissioner
Featured Breakfast Speakers
Margery Kraus
Founder & Executive Chairman
APCO Worldwide
Carrie Amann
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association
Davie Gilmour
Immediate Past Chair (MSCHE); President (Ret.) Emeritus
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Patty Moore
Vice President Product & Technology
Craft Education
Amna Malik
Senior University Director for Career Development and Internships
City University of New York (CUNY)
Kate Shaw
Executive Director
Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education (SBHE)
Judi Sciple
Senior Vice President for Accreditation Relations and Services
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Pre-Conference Workshop Presenters
Bindhu Alappat
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Holy Family University
Gina Calzaferri
Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment and Evaluation
Temple University
Agnieszka Drupka
Assistant Director of Institutional Research
Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Ellie Fogarty
Part-Time, Accreditation Relations and Services
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Mark Green
Vice President
Holy Family University
Hayley Hanson
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Tiffany Lee
Vice President for Institutional Field Relations
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Jodi Levine Laufgraben
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Assessment & Institutional Research Senior Advisor to the Provost
Temple University
Robert Murray
Associate Dean of General Education
Mercy University
Joe Sallustio
Chief Industry Engagement Officer
Ellucian
Tracey Schneider
Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Peter West
Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pratt Institute
Dena Whipple
Associate Provost of Academic Affairs
Mercy University
Presenters.
Miriam Acuna
Professor
Universidad Cesar Vallejo
Patty Alper
President
Teach to Work Foundation
Jonathan Amey
Director of the Library
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Zeinab Amin
Associate Provost for Assessment and Accreditation
The American University in Cairo
Kevin Anderson
Faculty & Assessment Coordinator
Community College of Allegheny County
Yenny Anderson
Associate Vice President, Institutional Data
Lehigh University
Andrew Barnette
Dean/School of Art, Humanities, Social Science, and Public Service
Westmoreland County Community College
David Birdsell
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kean University
Kristy Bishop
Vice President for Institutional Field Relations
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Robert Blumenstein
Associate Provost
DeSales University
Paul Bocci
Account Executive
Evisions
Jessica Brandt
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Enrollment Management, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Montclair State University
Ronald Brunton
Vice President of Academic Affairs
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
DeAnna Burt-Nanna
President
Monroe Community College
David Callejo Pérez
Chancellor and Dean, Penn State Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania State University
Amanda Charlton
Orientation Program Coordinator
Northampton Community College
Rebekah Chow
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and ALO
Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Racheal Chubb
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Columbia-Greene Community College
Jonathan Coller-Takahashi
Registrar
Columbia-Greene Community College
Sherwin Collette
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President
Montgomery College
Ashante Connor
Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Special Assistant to the President
Montclair State University
Vincent D'Accordo
Director, Information Technology Services
Molloy University
Patricia Davis
Vice President of Administrative Services
Carroll Community College
Nicole DeCapua
Principal for Academic Affairs Integrations & Interim Assistant Dean for Academic Services at BCMSU
Montclair State University
Michele Deegan
Associate Vice President for Academic Assessment & Accreditation
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jennifer DeGroote
Senior Academic Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Strayer University
Charity Elifritz
Senior Solutions Account Manager
Elsevier
Caroline Evans
Faculty and Assessment Facilitator
Community College of Allegheny County
Christy Faison
Part-Time, Accreditation Relations and Services
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Heba Fathelbab
Senior Director Assessment & Accreditation
The American University in Cairo
Maureen Finney
Provost
Nazareth University
Morgan Flagg-Detwiler
Director of Student Engagement & Belonging
Northampton Community College
Robert Freidhoff
Senior Director of Customer Development
Civitas Learning
Lyli Gastanadui
Coordinator of International Relations - Postgraduate
Universidad Cesar Vallejo
Richard Georges
President
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
Matthew Gordley
Interim Provost and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Carlow University
Vance Gray
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Hayley Hanson
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Christopher Hanusa
Professor of Mathematics and Faculty Liaison for Evaluation and Assessment
Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Jill Heintz
Executive Director of Organizational Culture and Wellness
Mohawk Valley Community College
Elisa Hertz
Assistant Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Strategic Planning
Stella and Charles Guttman Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Lisa Hiley
Associate Professor
Nazareth University
Maria Hopkins
Associate Provost
Nazareth University
Honar Issa
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
The American University of Kurdistan
Jonathan Iuzzini
Interim Provost & Executive Vice President
Howard Community College
Charity Jennings
Director of Academic Affairs, ALO
University of Austin
Radhika Jha
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Academic Engagement
St. John’s University
Lisa Johnson
Department Head of Nursing
Community College of Philadelphia
Patlian Johnson
Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
Kirk Jones
Director of Academic Assessment
The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Technology at Canton
Terry-Ann Jones
Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Education
Lehigh University
Kathleen Jordan D'Ambrisi
Dean of Instruction
Hagerstown Community College
Davinder Kaur
Director of Online Learning
City University of New York (CUNY)
Christopher Keaton
System Director, Institutional Research & Analytics
Bryant & Stratton College
Briana Keith
Assistant Dean of Academic Quality, Assessment, and Compliance
Saint Francis University
Scott Kight
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Instruction, College of Science and Mathematics
Montclair State University
Matthew Koetz
Professor
Nazareth University
Richard Kralevich
Vice President for Information and Instructional Technology and Chief Information Security Officer
Anne Arundel Community College
J.D. LaRock
President & CEO
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Christine Lemesianou
Associate Dean and Special Advisor to the Provost for Accreditation
Montclair State University
Joseph Levy
Associate Vice Provost of Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Excelsior University
Kylie Litten
Account Manager
Interfolio by Elsevier
Shuang Liu
Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Innovation Analytics
Anne Arundel Community College
Joselyn Lopez
Director of Assessment, IR, and Licensing
Albizu University
Mercedes Lopez
University Defender and Professor
Universidad Cesar Vallejo
Rhonda Maneval
Interim Provost and Dean of the College of Health and Wellness
Carlow University
Ellen Mayes
Director, Strategic Programs & Field Marketing
Ellucian
Julie Mazur
Assistant Provost for Academic Success and Tutoring
Montclair State University
Iman Megahed
Associate Vice President for Digital Transformation Chief Strategy and Knowledge Officer
The American University in Cairo
Brandon Miller
Director of Instructional Design
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology